The Viens commission, a two-year inquiry lead by the government of Québec into the treatment of Indigenous people in the province by public bodies, continues to make headlines as Indigenous community leaders and advocates testify…

The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal has found that a Montreal-area mechanic dismissed an employee due to the cost of his medication and that the dismissal constituted discrimination. At issue was whether the employee, MC, was…

On May 26, 2017, the Quebec Superior Court authorized a class action suit initiated by RAPLIQ, an organization that promotes and defends the rights of people with disabilities. The class action, estimated to include 20,000…

The National Assembly passed loi 142 in the early morning Tuesday, legislating 175,000 Quebecers back to work and ending the province’s week-old construction strike. The bill establishes a 1.8 per cent wage increase, short of…

There is no shortage of tension between the federal Conservative government and the province of Québec. Matters include: the Supreme Court of Canada Senate Reference; the intention to appoint Justice Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court…

Debate around Québec’s Bill-52 (Euthanasia), introduced by the Parti Québécois, continues. For background information, read a previous entry. Professor Margaret Somerville, a leading expert and founding Director of the Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law…